By Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai As a train whistles out of Kompannavidiya Railway Station in Colombo 2, it passes by a road in its immediate vicinity- where traditional, colonial and contemporary public spaces stand next to each other as silent sentinels connecting history with modernity. It is the Justice Akbar Mawatha, stretching from Kompannavidiya Railway […]
Male, February 15 (newsin.asia): Maldivian Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer met Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong last Sunday to discuss the declining number of tourists from China after the Maldivian government declared a State of Emergency on February 5. The Maldives Marketing and Public and Relations (MMPRC) said in a tweet that discussions were about the potential impact […]
Male, February 8 (newsin.asia): Following renewed political turmoil this week in the Maldives, President Abdulla Yameen declared a countrywide 15-day state of emergency on Monday, prompting travel alerts by the U.S., U.K., Australia, China, and India during the island nation’s high tourist season. But this isn’t a straight-forward travel alert, points out Laura Dannen Redman Digital […]
Male, February 6 (Avas): Maldivian Tourism Ministry statistics confirm Indian tourist visits had reached 83,019 by end of December 2017 while a year earlier, in 2016 ,Maldives was visited by a total of 66,955 Indian holidaymakers – marking a 24% increase. Maldivian authorities expect Indian arrivals to go up to 100,000 by 2018 end. On […]
Hyderabad, October 24 (TNIE): Indian cross-country woman biker, Sana Iqbal, who had taken up the fight against suicide and depression by spreading awareness through her bike rides, died in a car accident on the outskirts of Hyderabad early on Tuesday. Twenty-nine-year-old Sana and her husband were travelling to Tolichowki on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) […]
Colombo, September 10 (newsin.asia): Top Maldivian officials say that the on-going international propaganda about Islamic radicalism in the country is not based on facts. It is manufactured to bring down the government of President Abdulla Yameen by destroying the tourist industry, which is the main prop of the Maldivian economy, says Imjad Jaleel, Chief Communication […]
Colombo, June 21 (newsin.asia) – Overlooking the pristine southern coast of beautiful Sri Lanka and framed by swaying king coconut trees, Shangri La’s Hambantota Resort and Spa which was unveiled in June 2016 is truly a luxurious getaway. The luxury resort spans 58.8 hectares, making it the largest resort in Sri Lanka and boasts 300 […]
Colombo, May 7 (NIA) – Shangri-La hotel Colombo, which aims to revolutionize concepts of pleasure and hospitality in the Sri Lankan capital when it opens its doors later this year, has devised a unique recruitment process to ensure that its staff are not only competent, alert and willing to take the initiative, but are hospitable, cheerful […]
Colombo, May 7 (NIA) – Strengthening their position as one of Sri Lanka’s top talent management entities, the dynamic human resources team of the resorts sector at Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts recently bagged a Gold award at the Sri Lanka Human Capital Management Awards 2016 (HCM Awards 2016). The team won Gold for overall human […]
Colombo, March 23 (NIA) – Sri Lanka’s luxurious Trinco Blu by Cinnamon now offers its guests a unique experience. As the first blue whale on the east coast has been spotted and the season of the ultimate marine mammal excursion has kicked off, guests visiting Trinco Blu by Cinnamon are now welcome to explore the annual whale […]